PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



76467 and 76468. Inga spp. Mimosa- 

 ceae. 



From Zacuapara, Huatusco, Vera Cruz, Mexico. 

 Seeds presented by Dr. C. A. Purpus. Received 

 August 17, 1927. Numbered June, 1928. 



76487. Inga jinicuil Schlecht. 



An unarmed tropical leguminous tree, some- 

 times becoming large, with pinnate bright-green 

 leaves, white flowers, and rather large, pods 

 containing edible pulp. Native to southeastern 

 Mexico. 



76468. Inga sp. 



Some of the plants grown from seeds received 

 as Inga jinicuil have developed leaves with 

 winged petioles, which is not characteristic of 

 that species. They have been sorted out to be 

 grown for further identification. 



76469. Ulmtjs japonica Sarg. Ulma- 

 ceae. Japanese elm. 



From the Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Plain, Mass. 

 Seeds collected by C. C. Thomas, Bureau of 

 Plant Industry. Received June 5, 1928. 



A handsome, hardy Japanese elm, occasionally 

 90 feet high. 



For previous introduction see No. 64467. 



76470. Ulmtjs pumila L. Ulmaceae. 



Chinese elm. 



From Chosen. Seeds collected by R. K. Beattie, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry. Received June 7, 

 1928. 



No. 684. Arboretum at the Suigen Agricultural 

 Experiment Station. May 15, 1928. 



For previous introduction see No. 74203. 



76471. Dendrocalamus sp. Poaceae. 



Bamboo. 



From Oneco, Fla. Plants purchased from Rea- 

 soner Bros., Royal Palm Nurseries, through 

 R. A. Young, Bureau of Pfant Industry. Re- 

 ceived March 12, 1928. Numbered June, 1928. 



An unidentified bamboo which was found grow- 

 ing with Dendrocalamus strictus and which some- 

 what resembles that species. 



76472. Litchi chinensis Sonner (Ne- 

 phelium litchi Cambess.). Sapinda- 

 ceae. Lychee. 



From Manila, Philippine Islands. Plants pre- 

 sented by Arthur F. Fischer, Director of the 

 Bureau of Forestry, through W. T. Swingle, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry. Received May 7, 

 1928. 



A tropical Chinese tree 30 to 40 feet high with a 

 broad round-topped crown, usually three pairs of 

 glossy green leaflets 5 inches long, and small clusters 

 of pink fruits which turn brown in ripening. The 

 edible portion is the fleshy arillus surrounding the 

 seed. 



For previous introduction see No. 74220. 



76473 and 76474. Castanea crenata 

 Sieb. and Zucc. Fagaceae. 



Japanese chestnut. 



From Sakauwe Mura, Kuga Gun, Yamaguchi Ken, 

 Japan. Seeds collected by R. K. Beattie, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry. Received March 

 28, 1928. Numbered June, 1928. 



Cultivated varieties obtained from Mr. Shigeo 

 Hayashi. 



76473. No. 676. Yokobai. 



76474. No. 677. Ganne. 



76475 to 76481, 



From Japan. Seeds and plants collected by R. K. 

 Beattie, Buroau of Plant Industry. Received 

 December, 1927, and February, 1928. Num- 

 bered June, 1928. 



76475 to 76477. Chrysanthemum morifolium 

 (Ramat.) Ilemsl. Asteraceae. 



Plants from the Botanic Garden, Kyoto, 

 January 28, 1928. 



76475. No. 609. Yu bae. Hosokuda type 

 (slender pipe) . 



A light reddish purple chrysanthemum. 



76476. No. 610. Ryukan. Kankuda typo 

 (intermediate pipe) . 



A light brownish purple. 



76477. No. 611. Itozakura. Harikuda type 

 (needle pipe) . 



A cherry-colored chrysanthemum. 

 76478 to 76481. Quercus spp. Fagaceae. Oak. 



76478. Quercus mongolica grosseserrata 

 (Blume) Rehd. and Wils. 



No. 14. Seeds. Makomanai Experimental 

 Farm, near Sapporo, Hokkaido. October 10, 

 1927. Mizunara. This oak is said to be the 

 most important forest tree in Japan, attaining 

 a height of 100 feet and a girth of 12 feet. The 

 wood is durable and for a hardwood is easily 

 worked, approximating for furniture the best 

 European and American oaks. 



76479. Quercus sp. 



No. 177. Seeds. A wild species growing in 

 the garden of the Haehiman Shrine, at Oji, 

 Shino Mura, Minamikuwata Gun, Tamba, 

 November 2, 1927. 



76480. Quercus sp. 



No. 178. Seeds. Kunugi. A wild species 

 growing at Oji, Shino Mura, Minamikuwata 

 Gun, Tamba, November 2, 1927. 



76481. Quercus sp. 



No. 260. Seeds. A cultivated species 

 growing at Mori, Shino Mura, Minamiku- 

 wata Gun, Tamba, November 15, 1927. 



76482 and 76483. Solanum melon- 

 gena L. Solanaceae. Eggplant. 



From Giza, Egypt. Seeds presented by the 

 director of the horticultural section of the Min- 

 istry of Agriculture. Received June 8, 1928. 



76482. A long white variety. 



76483. A long black variety. 



76484 and 76485. 



From Chile. Seeds presented by E. O. Orpet, 

 Superintendent of Parks, Santa Barbara, Calif. 

 Received June 11, 1928. 



76484. Gevuina avellana Molina. Protea- 

 ceae. Chilean nut. 



An evergreen Chilean tree up to 40 feet high, 

 with dark-green pinnate leaves, white flowers in 

 axillary racemes, and edible red fruits. 



For previous introduction see No. 44409. 



76485. Puya alpestris (Poepp. and Endl.) 

 Gay. Bromeliaceae. 



A Chilean herbaceous perennial with pine- 

 applelike leaves and a flower stalk 3 to 4 feet high 

 bearing a much branched panicle of large showy 

 metallic blue flowers. It is said to stand consid- 

 erable frost. 



